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AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE VASE AND COVER
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AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE VASE AND COVER
The flattened pear-shaped body carved in low relief with a wide band of taotie masks set between bands of dragons above and below, all within rope-twist borders, with a band of upright blades on the neck interrupted by a pair of dragon handles suspending loose rings, with a band of keyfret incised on the rim repeated on the rim of the domed cover surmounted by a lobed knop finial, the stone of even white tone, the base inscribed with an apochryphal four-character mark, Qianlong fang gu
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high
The flattened pear-shaped body carved in low relief with a wide band of taotie masks set between bands of dragons above and below, all within rope-twist borders, with a band of upright blades on the neck interrupted by a pair of dragon handles suspending loose rings, with a band of keyfret incised on the rim repeated on the rim of the domed cover surmounted by a lobed knop finial, the stone of even white tone, the base inscribed with an apochryphal four-character mark, Qianlong fang gu
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high